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Opioids
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Synthetic Opioids, Ukrainian Grain, the Metaverse: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 24, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on countering the illegal flow of synthetic opioids, freeing up Ukrainian grain to prevent famine, the importance of defining the metaverse, and more.
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Education Policy
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A Four-Day Week: Is America Ready?
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
May 25, 2022
Los Angeles Times
As alluring as a calendar filled with three-day weekends may seem, research shows that short school weeks can have educational and health risks for students, but also benefits for them and for school districts that make the change. Do the benefits of the condensed week outweigh the costs?
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Sleep
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Think We Should Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent? Sleep Scientist Busts 5 Tired Myths
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Apr 25, 2022
USA Today
Permanent daylight saving time is widely favored by the public, and the House of Representatives may or may not follow the Senate in its recent approval of such a change in law. But that delicious extra hour of evening recreation in the spring and summer comes at a major cost to people's sleep, mood, alertness, and productivity for the remainder of the year.
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Sleep
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For Valentine's Day, a Good Night's Sleep May Be the Best Gift
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Feb 11, 2022
Sleep Education
With Valentine's Day approaching, many may be pondering traditional gift-giving strategies. Maybe it's flowers, chocolates, or jewelry? But consider this: As we continue to endure the challenges of pandemic living, perhaps the greatest gift you could give to your partner (and yourself) is a good night of sleep.
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Sleep
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Why the Best Valentine's Day Gift Is a Good Night of Sleep
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Feb 11, 2022
Thrive Global
There are some habits and behaviors that help promote sleep. There are some habits and behaviors that get in the way of sleep. If you and your partner are looking to improve your shared sleep together, you might start by looking at how well, or not well, your individual habits and behaviors are working for you.
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Sleep
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How Creating a Pillow Talk Ritual Can Help You Get a Good Night's Rest
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Jul 6, 2021
Thrive Global
Working to bolster your sleep can bolster your relationship quality, and vice versa, and individually or collectively, they can both bolster your health. A simple technique can help build a habit around connecting with your partner.
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China
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China's Ambitions, Origins of the Coronavirus, Income Inequality: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 11, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on China’s quest for global primacy, understanding the coronavirus origin story, how parents feel about sending their children back to school, and more.
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Sleep
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How to Sleep Better Together (or Not): Advice for Sleep-Deprived Couples
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Jun 3, 2021
TIME
There are many reasons why couples are increasingly choosing to sleep apart. When couples work collaboratively to find the sleep solutions that help them both get better sleep, it can improve their shared lives together in and out of bed.
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Sleep
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Why Couples Sleeping Apart Is Sometimes a Good Thing
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Apr 28, 2021
Newsweek
Sleep occupies a major part of a couples' shared experience. When we are well-slept we are happier, more empathic, better communicators, and better problem-solvers, all critical building blocks of healthy relationships.
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Summer Learning
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Summer Learning, America's Middle Class, Waking Up After the Pandemic: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 23, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on how to make summer learning count, U.S. deterrence in the ‘gray zone,’ why so many Americans are stuck outside the middle class, and more.
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Sleep
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Beyond Sweatpants: Waking Up in a Post–COVID-19 World
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Apr 14, 2021
Psychology Today
When it comes to morning wake schedules, adjusting to post–COVID-19 life may be a challenge. Taking small steps now may help you prepare for the shock of returning to the morning rush.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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COVID-19 Testing in Schools, Family Caregivers, U.S. Entrepreneurship: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 12, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on COVID-19 testing in schools, giving a voice to family caregivers, preparing for daylight saving time, and more.
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Sleep
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Don't Let 'Springing Forward' Set You Back in Your Relationship
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Mar 10, 2021
Psychology Today
When we're sleep-deprived, we're more irritable, more prone to conflict, our communication skills suffer, and we're less empathic. Here are five tips to help you protect the health of your body and your relationship as you and your partner weather the storm of daylight saving time.
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Low-Intensity Conflict
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, COVID-19 Variants, Myanmar: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 12, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on alternatives in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, how couples can sleep better during the pandemic, and more.
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Sleep
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The COVID-19 Bed-Spread
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Feb 9, 2021
Psychology Today
Sleep science has traditionally viewed sleep as an individual phenomenon. But how well (or poorly) we sleep is clearly tied to the quality of our closest relationships. COVID-19 has further highlighted the critical importance of both healthy sleep and healthy relationships.
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Employment and Unemployment
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Unemployment Insurance, Domestic Extremists, Housing Insecurity: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 5, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on what the pandemic has revealed about America's unemployment system, why stopping domestic extremism will be difficult, how housing insecurity may affect sleep, and more.
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